Race page · Round 18 · 2026-10-25
United States · The Machine Read
Austin (United States)
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won United States — podium: Andrea Kimi Antonelli · Charles Leclerc · Max Verstappen
Pole: Andrea Kimi Antonelli · Top constructor: Ferrari · Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:37.976)
Winner
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Team
Mercedes
Pole
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Winner's grid
1
Result

Podium

P1
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
P2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
P3
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
Full result

Top 10

PosDriverTeamGridPts
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes125
2Charles LeclercFerrari418
3Max VerstappenRed Bull215
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari512
5Lando NorrisMcLaren810
6Isack HadjarRed Bull38
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren76
8George RussellMercedes64
9Liam LawsonRB F1 Team92
10Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team101
Championship

Antonelli's win takes him to 365 points, 123 clear of Russell (242) with 130 still available across five rounds — the title is arithmetically open by seven points. Hamilton (241) moved ahead of Verstappen (236) for third; Leclerc (233) is fifth, eight behind. Constructors: Mercedes 607, Ferrari 474, and Red Bull and McLaren level on 355 — third place is now a straight fight worth a real Concorde split step. Ferrari out-scored Mercedes on the day 30-29, the sixth time in 18 rounds and the third round in a row.

How we scored it
Team-level hit

Our top team was Mercedes; our top driver pick was George Russell (34.0%). The winner’s team, Mercedes, was inside our top three — scored as a hit. The driver top-1 surface is the fragile one we disclose. Misses are logged in the Corrections Log.

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